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If you weren’t able to make it to the Australian Open, you may well have been surreptitiously glancing at a mobile app, or perhaps the website, to keep an eye on the play. And Infosys – the official digital innovation partner for the tournament – certainly tried to pull out all the stops.

Behind the scenes there was everything from AI to virtual reality to voice and machine learning to derive the best action from centre court. A shame, then, that the app failed to serve up an experience to match the marketing hubbub.

In other news:

Okta reveals users' choices on preferred software
Are execs running scared over digital?
Bots take on the lawyers
Amazon's (and Bezos’) Christmas bonanza

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Infosys serves up AI for Tennis Open, but it's no grand slam

Aussie Open tech aims high but is let down by an app that fails to score…

Sport spectatorship is an activity increasingly moderated by technology and Australian Tennis Open – one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere – is no different.

Sometimes it's hard to get everything working as it should.

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SOFTWARE TRENDS

Okta’s app usage highlights software trends

App development, data and security apps to fore for big business…

Businesses are logging off their social media apps and turning instead to app development, data and security apps as demand for innovation and insight increases.

“When it comes to the trade-off between a centralised provider and individual solutions, functionality, ease of use and employee needs come first.”

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DIGITAL ECONOMY

Execs talking more than walking on digital

Every business might be a tech business, but are we really ready?…

There’s a deficit of digital savviness among executives, with many out of touch with what it takes to keep their business competitive in the digital economy.

“Most companies are risking significant future revenue growth because of the gap between the potential and realised value of their technology investments.”

[Read more]

LAWTECH

Lawbots approach the bench

They may not have the crisp turn of phrase or persuasive argument, but bots are taking on legal – and winning…

What do you get when you mix lawyers with chatbots? Well, lawbots, of course. And according to Gartner, they’re one of the next big things.

“Legal departments will shift their talent acquisition and retention strategies to address the need for dedicated legal technology experts.”

[Read more]

ECOMMERCE

Amazon Xmas profits soar

A bumper holiday period has seen the global tech giant touch the $1 trillion mark…

Everyone’s favourite e-commerce/cloud computing/streaming behemoth Amazon has had a bumper couple of months.

Bezos got instantly richer to the tune of around US$13.2 billion.

[Read more]

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